--- product_id: 72106220 title: "Pen and Ink Drawing Workbook" price: "€ 45.27" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/72106220-pen-and-ink-drawing-workbook store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Pen and Ink Drawing Workbook **Price:** € 45.27 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Pen and Ink Drawing Workbook - **How much does it cost?** € 45.27 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/72106220-pen-and-ink-drawing-workbook) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description PEN AND INK DRAWING WORKBOOK is perfect for anyone looking for a book that provides lots of practice for developing and refining ink drawing skills and technique. It is appropriate for learners on all levels and is filled with over 100 engaging drills and exercises. The exercises in this comprehensive workbook are thoughtfully designed to take you from the essential elements like pen control, line consistency, basic strokes and variations to more advanced concepts such as, blending values, controlling gradations, shading compound forms, and rendering textures. It covers all the major pen and ink shading techniques including cross-hatching, stippling, scribbling, and more. In addition, there are 30 inspiring drawing exercises on a variety of subjects, which allows you to draw right inside the book. This book is the complementary workbook for PEN AND INK DRAWING: A SIMPLE GUIDE. However, it can still be used on its own as a general workbook for refining your skills and helping you to create stunning ink drawings with confidence! Review: Art Class in a Book - I've always been into art, but never went through a class, and most books I tried were too frustrating to finish. Due to adult responsibilities and a move, I took about 1 1/2yrs to go through this book from start to finish. The pictures attached were completed on my own as I was working on the last section of this workbook. Before this book, my drawings had inconsistent results, and I didn't touch ink for the same reasons most people don't- it's intimidating. Now I love it! The author makes it feel so approachable. Now I do recommend the accompanying book too. It's worth the cost. But the workbook is more valuable in my opinion. He has many exercises that build strength and skill in an effective way. As a teacher myself (not art) I appreciate the author's teaching skills as well as his artistic ability. And that's honestly what makes this book so amazing. Many art instruction books are written by very good arts, but that doesn't mean they know anything about teaching. It doesn't matter how good a person is at something, if they can't teach effectively, the student is going to struggle to learn. Mr. Dunn will teach you not just about ink, but so much more about art in general. You'll learn about form, value, texture, composition (in the main book), and more. The only basic principle he doesn't cover is color, for obvious reasons, and I do believe he has a video about that on YouTube. This workbook has not only improved my ink skills, but has taught me much that I've been able to apply to other mediums. There's one down side, and it's not the author's fault. The publisher could have done a better job. I won't complain too much about the paper. It's not the best, but it would be very expensive for them to print it on high quality art paper, and this is a workbook; it's not meant for you to take it out and frame it. However, there are a few projects in the back where the publisher altered the shape slightly in order to make it fit on the page. It seems like a small adjustment, but on the bird drawing, the propertions are a little off, and it does affect the end result. It's minor complaint, but one worth noting. Here's some of my favorite features about this workbook: -treats the consumer like an equal who can learn if so desired (non of this gatekeeping nonsense some artists do) -sufficient explanations, and excellent if you pair it with the instruction book -skill and pen control exercises -opportunities to self evaluate -teaches you HOW to draw, not just to copy his work -because of the above, you're free to explore and develop your own style as you go -provides tracings and outlines for projects. Even if you feel confident in doing it yourself, this reduces the time spent and allows you to just focus on your ink skills -ends with projects that give you confidence to branch out and continue learning on your own Review: Excellent - Being in my 70's, I needed the right art teacher to realize my lifelong dream of creating art. Scanning YouTube, I stumbled on a video featuring only fingers, a pencil and pen, and paper. A calm and assuring voice wrapped the package! I clicked on the video and discovered Alphonso Dunn. For me, his expressive fingers, drawing examples, and his voice explaining various aspects of art, were incredibly understandable...I became addicted. Discovering he had two art books, I immediately ordered them from desertcart and in a couple days they arrived (thanks desertcart). Tearing open the package and flipping through the pages, I discovered what will be my main go-to for art instruction books. Use of hands and drawing various objects as he explains various concepts, without knowing, is surely his expertise in another art: pedagogy. As a teacher, he uses his skills very effectively. These books extend his teaching avenues to the print field, and are just as impressive as his videos, on which he has based some material in the books. Again, a pedagogical success! Hopefully, as I’m redecorating my house, he has finished pieces I can purchase to both grace my walls, but also as reminders to keep going in this fulfilling adventure of art. Everyone needs a hero! I believe each person must find their own teacher, but Alphonso Dunn came along when I most needed what he offers. Each person must also decide which teaching books will best suit their own way of learning, but having purchased a lot of books, these two will surely be my most prized. If there are more books in the works (and Dunn has hinted that possibility) I’ll be purchasing those as well. I highly recommend if anyone reading this post is looking for an art book, or looking for a teacher, try Alphonso Dunn. I wish him the best as he follows his own art quest, but that as he grows, I also hopes that he shares his knowledge with us who are desiring to do our best to learn and grow. L Terry ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #29,983 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #29 in Arts & Photography Study & Teaching #34 in Pencil Drawing #47 in Pen & Ink Drawing | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,384 Reviews | ## Images ![Pen and Ink Drawing Workbook - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71LhbadDOWL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Art Class in a Book *by J***M on November 29, 2024* I've always been into art, but never went through a class, and most books I tried were too frustrating to finish. Due to adult responsibilities and a move, I took about 1 1/2yrs to go through this book from start to finish. The pictures attached were completed on my own as I was working on the last section of this workbook. Before this book, my drawings had inconsistent results, and I didn't touch ink for the same reasons most people don't- it's intimidating. Now I love it! The author makes it feel so approachable. Now I do recommend the accompanying book too. It's worth the cost. But the workbook is more valuable in my opinion. He has many exercises that build strength and skill in an effective way. As a teacher myself (not art) I appreciate the author's teaching skills as well as his artistic ability. And that's honestly what makes this book so amazing. Many art instruction books are written by very good arts, but that doesn't mean they know anything about teaching. It doesn't matter how good a person is at something, if they can't teach effectively, the student is going to struggle to learn. Mr. Dunn will teach you not just about ink, but so much more about art in general. You'll learn about form, value, texture, composition (in the main book), and more. The only basic principle he doesn't cover is color, for obvious reasons, and I do believe he has a video about that on YouTube. This workbook has not only improved my ink skills, but has taught me much that I've been able to apply to other mediums. There's one down side, and it's not the author's fault. The publisher could have done a better job. I won't complain too much about the paper. It's not the best, but it would be very expensive for them to print it on high quality art paper, and this is a workbook; it's not meant for you to take it out and frame it. However, there are a few projects in the back where the publisher altered the shape slightly in order to make it fit on the page. It seems like a small adjustment, but on the bird drawing, the propertions are a little off, and it does affect the end result. It's minor complaint, but one worth noting. Here's some of my favorite features about this workbook: -treats the consumer like an equal who can learn if so desired (non of this gatekeeping nonsense some artists do) -sufficient explanations, and excellent if you pair it with the instruction book -skill and pen control exercises -opportunities to self evaluate -teaches you HOW to draw, not just to copy his work -because of the above, you're free to explore and develop your own style as you go -provides tracings and outlines for projects. Even if you feel confident in doing it yourself, this reduces the time spent and allows you to just focus on your ink skills -ends with projects that give you confidence to branch out and continue learning on your own ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent *by L***Y on March 30, 2021* Being in my 70's, I needed the right art teacher to realize my lifelong dream of creating art. Scanning YouTube, I stumbled on a video featuring only fingers, a pencil and pen, and paper. A calm and assuring voice wrapped the package! I clicked on the video and discovered Alphonso Dunn. For me, his expressive fingers, drawing examples, and his voice explaining various aspects of art, were incredibly understandable...I became addicted. Discovering he had two art books, I immediately ordered them from Amazon and in a couple days they arrived (thanks Amazon). Tearing open the package and flipping through the pages, I discovered what will be my main go-to for art instruction books. Use of hands and drawing various objects as he explains various concepts, without knowing, is surely his expertise in another art: pedagogy. As a teacher, he uses his skills very effectively. These books extend his teaching avenues to the print field, and are just as impressive as his videos, on which he has based some material in the books. Again, a pedagogical success! Hopefully, as I’m redecorating my house, he has finished pieces I can purchase to both grace my walls, but also as reminders to keep going in this fulfilling adventure of art. Everyone needs a hero! I believe each person must find their own teacher, but Alphonso Dunn came along when I most needed what he offers. Each person must also decide which teaching books will best suit their own way of learning, but having purchased a lot of books, these two will surely be my most prized. If there are more books in the works (and Dunn has hinted that possibility) I’ll be purchasing those as well. I highly recommend if anyone reading this post is looking for an art book, or looking for a teacher, try Alphonso Dunn. I wish him the best as he follows his own art quest, but that as he grows, I also hopes that he shares his knowledge with us who are desiring to do our best to learn and grow. L Terry ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you plan to take Dynamic Sketching, buy this first! *by C***Y on January 18, 2024* If anyone is familiar with the very famous Dynamic Sketching class, you'll know that you need to be using ink the entire class. I've done Drawabox before and doing textures was absolutely horrible for me. I knew I'd had to do it again for DS so I got this and the companion book GET BOTH! Because the book with information will help you a lot with the actuall drills in this workbook. My rendering in pen and ink has improved so dramatically! This is such an effective book to help you get mastery over the control you need to work with ink. It isn't a how to draw book, its a how to use pen and ink effectively type of book. I know DS isn't about rendering however I do think it'll help you when you do plan on rendering later down the line as the class is more focused on construction. I almost wanna cry when I look at my pen and ink drawings with how proud I am. You will not regret buying this workbook and putting the work to do the drills! Alphonso created really effective practices to really cement you understanding. These are practices I'll take with me forever because of how helpful they were. They actually make things click in your brain on how pen and ink work in terms of control, messaging and value. Great teachers are so rare and if anyone has seen Mr. Dunn's videos you know you're in for true learning. 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